"Hard for the Next" is a song by American rappers

Moneybagg Yo DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper. He is signed to fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in a joint venture deal with Interscope ...

and

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. It was released through

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and N-Less on March 26, 2021, as the second single of Moneybagg Yo's fourth studio album, ''

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''. It samples American singer-songwriter Ginuwine's single " Differences", which is produced by

Troy Oliver Troy Oliver is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer and songwriter born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He wrote and produced "Jenny from the Block" and " I’m Real" for Jennifer Lopez, and " Differences" for Ginuwine E ...

and appears on his third studio album, '' The Life'' (2001). The two artists wrote the song alongside Ginuwine,

, Torey Montana, the latter of who produced it.

Background and composition

In an interview with

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on March 26, 2021, the same day that the song was released, Moneybagg Yo described the making of the song. He and Future linked up in the studio and went through different unreleased songs, with "Hard for the Next" being one of them, originally titled "Patek". Additionally, he said that Future is one of his top five favorite artists. Lyrically, Moneybagg Yo is "spoiling his lover because she completes him" and Future "just wants her next boyfriend to know that he was richer than him".

Release and promotion

Moneybagg Yo announced the song and release date along with its cover art through social media on March 23, 2021.

Music video

The official music video was released alongside the song on March 26, 2021. It stars Moneybagg Yo, Future, and the former's girlfriend, Ari Fletcher.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Ginuwine – songwriting *

– songwriting * Torey Montana – production, songwriting * Ari Morris – mixing, studio personnel * Skywalker OG – engineer, studio personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

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